want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
are wanting
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present progressiveof want.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"People are wanting to reach out to their inner rocket nerds," Scoville said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
“People are wanting to come to Umatilla now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
“My family and I are not the kind of people the press are wanting to say we are,” she continues.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
"Up to 70% of all buyers right now are wanting citizenship, and the vast majority are from the US," she tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
“I do believe he thinks it’s him that we are wanting to eat!”
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
